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O.W. Gurley is born
Gurley was born on December 25, 1868 in Huntsville, Alabama -
Flourishing City
Built 'For Black People, by Black People'
Gurley builds first Black business, and creates opportunity for others to build wealth! -
O.W. Gurley
In 1906 he helped to found the AME Church in Tulsa. The same year he purchased 40 acres of land that he reserved for Black purchases only. This land established Tulsa's Black community. Gurley built a hotel, built five homes and three two-story buildings, had a real estate business, and was also a merchant. In addition, he purchased an 80 acre farm in Rogers County. Gurley's hotel was located on a road he named Greenwood, after the city of Greenwood, Mississippi. -
Give me the Loot!!
His investments in the community, which primarily focused on real estate, and he also got into farming. More businesses were in the area by 1913, and O.W. Gurley was the wealthiest person in the newly built town, Greenwood, otherwise known as Black Wall Street. Gurley's portfolio was estimated to be worth more than $150,000 at the time, or nearly $5 million today -
Nana Bediako is born
Ghanaian businessman, real-estate entrepreneur and philanthropist is born. -
Petronia City
Petronia City primarily addresses the infrastructure gap in the Western Region following the 2007 oil discovery and the increase in social and economic activity in the region that followed. Petronia City aims to cater to the needs of the oil and gas, mining, financial and government sectors and will provide a hub from which companies can expand into the sub-region and beyond.
